Mitt Romney: "...what we're seeing right now is, in my view, a trickle-down government approach which has government thinking it can do a better job than free people pursuing their dreams. And it's not working. And the proof of that is 23 million people out of work. The proof of that is one out of six people in poverty. The proof of that is we've gone from 32 million on food stamps to 47 million on food stamps. The proof of that is that 50 percent of college graduates this year can't find work. The path we’re taking is not working. It is time for a new path....”
◼ Team Obama struggles as Romney wins big - Byron York/Washington Examiner
"I just think he has a terrible record to defend," top Romney adviser Stuart Stevens said of the president "They've hidden behind almost a billion dollars in campaign expenditures. Now, you can't hide behind ads, you can't hide behind surrogates, you can't have Bill Clinton step in for you on that stage."
"I don't think he had a particularly bad debate," Stevens concluded. "He's had a bad four years."
◼ Yesterday was National Empty Podium Day - Michelle Malkin
◼ GORE BLAMES THE ALTITUDE! - Daniel Halper/Weekly Standard
◼ There are two more chances for the president to change tactics, or at least to show up to the debates energized and nimble: President Xanax just doesn’t cut it. - Charles M. Blow/New York Times
◼ Obama's face said it all - Hillbuzz
